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Shintaro Ishihara

Politician · Counter-sanctioned entity

Shintaro Ishihara is subject to counter-sanctions. Counter-sanctions are designations imposed by countries with weak democratic institutions. They are often punitive responses to foreign sanctions, or can be used to suppress domestic political opposition. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Isihara Sintaró · Shintaro Ishihara · Shintarō Ishihara · Šintaró Išihara · Σιντάρο Ισιχάρα · 8 more...				[sources]
Alias	Ishihara Shintaro · Ishihara Shintarō · Išihara Šintaro · Shintaro Hishihara · Shintarou Ishihara · 8 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	石原愼太郎				[sources]
Birth date	1932-09-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Suma-ku				[sources]
Death date	2022-02-01				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Japan				[sources]
First name	Shintarō				[sources]
Last name	Ishihara				[sources]
Website	www.sensenfukoku.net				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q38849				[sources]
Position	Governor of Tokyo (1999-2012) · Minister of Transport of Japan (1987-1988) · Minister of the Environment (1976-1977) · member of the House of Councillors (1968-1972) · member of the House of Representatives of Japan (2012-2014)				[sources]
Education	Hitotsubashi University				[sources]
Religion	Buddhism				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-19	Last processed	2025-11-20	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Japanese Senator

— China Sanctions Research non-official source, 2025-10-19

Japanese politician and author, Governor of Tokyo (1932–2022)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
China	Ministry of Foreign Affairs		2025-09-08	-

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Nobuhiro Ishihara Close Associate	child	-	-
Yoshizumi Ishihara Politician	child	-	-

Relatives
Person	Relationship	Start date	End date
Nobuteru Ishihara Politician	child · father	-	-
Hirotaka Ishihara Politician	child · father	-	-

Data sources

China Sanctions Research218

Individuals and organisations targeted by the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, Counter-Measures List and the Unreliable Entities List (UEL).

China · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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